2017 Council conclusions on digitalisation of transport

Ending 2017 and looking ahead towards 2018, the Council of the European Union expressed its conclusions regarding the digitalisation of transport, underlining the importance of this sector for a competitive European economy. In the official document, the Council focused in particular on these main points:

it called on the Commission to work with Member States and stakeholders to develop a
comprehensive and multimodal digitalisation strategy for the transport sector during the first
quarter of 2019

underlined the importance of the General Data Protection Regulation for the transport sector

focused on the impact of automation and digitalisation of transport on society

called for the continuation of the work of Digital Transport and Logistics Forum (DTLF)

Overall, the Council acknowledged the importance of digital developments in the transport sector, a positive result of the work carried out so far in the field of ITS and a significant encouragement to continue in the development of new transport solutions in the years to come.